ExxonMobil reviews

3.5

62% would recommend to a friend

(8,451 total reviews)
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Darren Woods

60% approve of CEO

54% positive business outlook

ExxonMobil has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 8,451 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The ExxonMobil employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Energy, Mining & Utilities industry (3.7 stars).

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8K reviews
2.0
Sep 25, 2012
Recommend
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Pros

Mostly sound Management Systems Safety Culture Global Opportunities Driven and talented work force Stable Company, Strong Brand

Cons

A bad evaluation early in one's career follows one throughout and very difficult, if not impossible to shake. Performance Evaluation (a.k.a. rank system) is designed to be objective but ends up failing (not reflective of performance or potential) a majority of its results-driven employees. Rank System only as objective as the people evaluating. For those who make it to higher executive/technical ranks, work-life balance becomes just a theoretical concept and really don't have to latitude to truly make meaningful personnel decisions - basically do what you are told i.e. "work within the system" Profit always myopically placed above employee's well-being and job satisfaction. Company ends up loosing in the long run if this trend is not curtailed. A right answer is a balance between the two. Inflexible and risk-averse culture Pay can be uncompetitive at times but longer term balances out with competition

4.0
Aug 27, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Extremely high ethical standards, very high calibre people and good opportunities to move domestically and internationally. Interesting work opportunities.

Cons

Tends not to focus on the value of people. No internal advertising of positions so you may have little or no idea of your next position until it is offered to you. Very ridged systems and policies, particularly with respect to relocations.

2.0
Jul 17, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

-Compensation package -Push to deliver results and grow as a professional -Employer provided training

Cons

-Highly political organization that seems to bring out the worst in people- let your imagination run wild. You probably still didn't come up with a vivid enough picture of "the worst". -Massive work- life imbalance -Entrepreneurial spirits do not flourish -The individual is not valued - the corporation rules -I never met anyone in the company who could tell me they loved their job or loved the company. People seem to- and admit to- spending whole lifetimes there because they didn't know what else to do, or because they felt bound by "golden handcuffs".

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